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les voyelles nasales /ã/, /ɛ̃/, /õ/ et /œ/

phonétique

les voyelles nasales /ã/, /ɛ̃/, /õ/ et /œ/

In addition to oral vowels, French also has four nasal vowels. Oral vowels are produced mainly within the oral cavity. Nasal vowels are produced when air passes through the nose as well as the mouth. English has nasal-like vowels in words such as sing and impossible, but the nasal consonants /n/ and /m/ are still pronounced. These consonants are not pronounced in French when following a nasal vowel. The consonant is totally assimilated into the vowel pronunciation.